Fishkin Surname

271,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Fishkin Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) This name is the kinnui of Ephraim, plus the Slavic suffix -kin, denoting descent. The suffix was later extended to “kind.” If Fish is the kinnui of Yeruham, then it has nothing to do with fish but is really from Vish, a form of the word meaning life.

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Fishkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0841:334,37230,223
Russia1641:878,79970,339
Israel1271:67,3838,384
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England81:6,964,757184,742
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Fishkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) This name is the kinnui of Ephraim, plus the Slavic suffix -kin, denoting descent. The suffix was later extended to “kind.” If Fish is the kinnui of Yeruham, then it has nothing to do with fish but is really from Vish, a form of the word meaning life.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Fishkin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fishkin Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fishkin (Russian: Фишкин) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fishkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fishkin is the 271,821st most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,085,517 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Fishkin reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,084 people, or 1 in 334,372. In The United States Fishkin is most numerous in: New York, where 28 percent live, Maryland, where 11 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent live and Israel, where 9 percent live.

Fishkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (70%) in Russia.

In The United States Fishkin are 43.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.52% being registered with the political party.

Fishkin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.11% more than the national average, earning $57,004 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fishkind93355/
Fishkina93124/
Fioshkin9323/
Fischkin9318/
Fiskin92204/
Fishkn921/
Fioshkina8835/
Feshkin86225/
Vishkin8668/
Fiskind8643/
Fiskina8619/
Fishken8612/
Fischin868/
Fiszkin865/
Fichkin865/
Fushkin863/
Fisking861/
Fishkim861/
Fitskin861/
Fishkinova821/
Feshkina8078/
Fischkyn805/
Feushkin801/
Fishchin801/
Fisken77588/
Viskin77171/
Feskin7731/
Fiškin7712/
Fuskin778/
Fizkin772/
Fischquin759/
Feshshkin751/
Veshkin71617/
Feskina7146/
Fyshkyn7123/
Feshkyn718/
Feschin717/
Fischen715/
Vushkin714/
Fiskåen713/
Feisken710/
Feischen6754/
Fyshkyna6726/
Fyoshkyn6710/
Feshkyna679/
Feshchin675/
Fyshkynd674/
Fizkn671/

Fishkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fishkin in the Russian language
Фишкинfiskin-

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